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Social Sciences Kath Woodward · 2003 · 210p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Fully revised and updated, the fourth edition of Social Sciences: The Big Issues explores key debates about how we live our personal, domestic and emotional lives at a time of enormous, previously unimaginable change and disruption, including a pandemic that locked down households and economies. Since the third edition, everyone’s life has changed. The pandemic – at least temporarily – stopped… Shares: Sciences sociales, Social sciences, Social Science, Reference

Inquiry-Based Practice in Social Studies Education S. G. Grant · 2017 · 132p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Now in its second edition, Inquiry-Based Practice in Social Studies Education: Understanding the Inquiry Design Model presents a conceptual base for shaping the classroom experience through inquiry-based teaching and learning. Using their Inquiry Design Model (IDM), the authors present a field-tested approach for ambitious social studies teaching. They do so by providing a detailed account of… Shares: Sciences sociales, Social sciences, Social Science, Reference

Principles and Methods of Social Research William D. Crano · 2001 · 494p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Through a multi-methodology approach, Principles and Methods of Social Research, Fourth Edition covers the latest research techniques and designs and guides readers toward the design and conduct of social research from the ground up. Applauded for its comprehensive coverage, the breadth and depth of content of this new edition is unparalleled.Explained with updated applied examples useful to the… Shares: Sciences sociales, Social sciences, Social Science, Reference

Philosophy of Social Science Garry Potter · 2014 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Now in its second edition, this comprehensive textbook offers an exceptionally accessible yet in-depth introduction to the philosophy of social science. Students with no previous knowledge will find themselves taken on an engaging philosophical journey: the book’s unique dialogue format anticipates their most frequently asked questions and provides clear explanations of specialised terminology… Shares: Sciences sociales, Social sciences, Social Science, Reference

SPSS Explained Perry R. Hinton · 2004 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate SPSS Explained provides the student with all that they need to undertake statistical analysis using SPSS. It combines a step-by-step approach to each procedure with easy-to-follow screenshots at each stage of the process. A number of other helpful features are provided, including:regular advice boxes with tips specific to each test explanations divided into ‘essential’ and ‘advanced’ sections to… Shares: Social sciences, Social Science, Reference, Essays

Qualitative Research Renata Tesch · 1990 · 330p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A presentation of analysis procedures for more than 20 kinds of qualitative research in the principal social science disciplines. Shares: Sciences sociales, Social sciences, Essays

Explanation in social science Brown, Robert · 1963 · 198p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This is volume II of twenty-two of the Social Theory and Methodology series. Originally published in 1963, the present study has as its aim the discussion of certain questions of philosophical interest as they come to be imbedded in the work of social scientists. It is intended to be an essay which might be of interest to the practising scientist. Shares: Sciences sociales, Social sciences, Essays

Women, Science and Technology Mary Wyer · 2000 · 623p · ≈ 20h · Moderate "Women, Science, and Technology is an ideal reader for courses in feminist science studies. This third edition fully updates its predecessor with a new introduction and twenty-eight new readings that explore social constructions mediated by technologies, expand the scope of feminist technoscience studies, and move beyond the nature/culture paradigm."--Pub. desc. Shares: Reference, Essays

Paradigms and fairy tales Julienne Ford · 1975 · 497p · ≈ 16h · Moderate This book is an introduction to the epistemology and practice of social science. It provides an exposition and critique of the ideology and practice of social science, and an examination of the professional social scientist as a manipulator of ideas and appearances. Shares: Social sciences, Social Science

Single Case Research Methodology David L. Gast · 2014 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Moderate The fourth edition of this bestselling text provides a comprehensive discussion of single case research methodology, with updated information throughout the book, including new content on design types, design selection, social validity, fidelity, generality, visual analysis and writing. Students, researchers, and practitioners can use this detailed reference tool to conduct single case research… Shares: Social Science, Reference, Essays

Studying Religion Russell T. McCutcheon · 2014 · 274p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Dialogues on Religion—and its Study creatively revives a time-honored genre by offering a series of new speeches on religion (its definition, description, comparison, and explanation) between two old friends who periodically meet throughout the year. Eventually working their way to examining why we tend to call part of our world and our experiences religious, nonspecialist readers can eavesdrop… Shares: Reference, Essays

The Open Society and Its Enemies (1+2) Karl Popper · 1945 · ★ 4.0 · 526p · ≈ 17h · Challenging An open society provides its citizens with a mechanism for changing government; a closed society doesn't, forcing its citizens to rely on extra-legal revolution. Popper analyzes the open-closed society debate using three exemplars of closed-society advocacy: Plato, Hegel (and wow, does Popper hate on Hegel), and Marx. The main analytical viewpoints are historicist (backward-looking, utopian)… Shares: Sciences sociales, Social sciences

Research Methods for Political Science David E. McNabb · 2004 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Designed for both students and practitioners, the new edition of this popular text has been thoroughly revised. It incorporates the latest thinking in public administration and nonprofit management. The book integrates both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research, and also provides specific instruction in the use of commonly available statistical software programs such as Excel and… Shares: Social Science, Reference, Essays

Why we kill Nancy Loucks · 2009 · 221p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Capital punishment, serial killings, war, terrorism, abortion, honour killings, euthanasia, suicide bombings, war, and genocide: all involve the taking of life. Put most simply, all involve killing other people. However, cultural context heavily influences heavily how people perceive these acts, and most people reading this paragraph will likely disagree on the extent to which these "count" as… Shares: Social Science, Reference, Essays

Yet again Sir Max Beerbohm · 1909 · 86p · ≈ 2h · Challenging This book is perfectly adapted and layout for a pleasant reading on a tablet, smartphone or computer. To improve your reading experience, this digital version has been edited and formatted according to the requirements of this platform. Shares: Essays

And Even Now Sir Max Beerbohm · 1920 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Challenging This book is perfectly adapted and layout for a pleasant reading on a tablet, smartphone or computer. To improve your reading experience, this digital version has been edited and formatted according to the requirements of this platform. Shares: Essays

Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion George Bernard Shaw · 1900 · 58p · ≈ 1h · Challenging The French Revolution overthrew one set of rulers and substituted another with different interests and different views. That is what a general election enables the people to do in England every seven years if they choose. Revolution is therefore a national institution in England; and its advocacy by an Englishman needs no apology. Every man is a revolutionist concerning the thing he understands.… Shares: Essays

Hausblätter F. W. Hackländer · 1855 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Shares: Essays

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